Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 192
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
अष्टार्णोऽयं महामंत्रो मालामंत्रोऽथ कथ्यते । प्रणवो वज्रकायेति वज्रतुंडेति संपठेत् ॥ १९२ ॥
aṣṭārṇo'yaṃ mahāmaṃtro mālāmaṃtro'tha kathyate | praṇavo vajrakāyeti vajratuṃḍeti saṃpaṭhet || 192 ||
This is an eight-syllabled great mantra, also taught as the rosary-mantra. One should recite it beginning with the Praṇava (Oṁ): “Oṁ Vajrakāya,” and “Oṁ Vajratuṇḍa.”
Narada (in instruction/dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames mantra-sādhana as a precise discipline: an eight-syllabled “mahāmantra” is to be chanted as a mālā-mantra, explicitly prefixed by Oṁ, emphasizing sanctification of japa through the Praṇava.
By prescribing repeated recitation of divine epithets (Vajrakāya, Vajratuṇḍa) with Oṁ, the verse presents devotion as steady remembrance (japa) supported by correct ritual method.
Mantra-prayoga (application) is highlighted: how to structure recitation—beginning with Praṇava and using a mālā for disciplined repetition—reflecting technical, rule-based chanting practice.
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